Planning permission is not normally needed for a loft conversion as they are covered by permitted development rights. A conversion company will tell you if you do and help you with this. For more information, see our article about planning permission.
Alston
Alston is a town in Cumbria, England, within the civil parish of Alston Moor on the River South Tyne. It shares the title of the 'greatest market community in England', at regarding 1,000 feet (300 m) above water level, with Buxton, Derbyshire. In spite of being at such an altitude and also in a remote location, the town is easily accessible via the many roads which connect the community to Weardale valley, Teesdale, Hartside Pass (as well as towns in Cumbria such as Penrith) as well as the Tyne valley. Historically part of Cumberland, Alston lies within the North Pennines, a marked Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is surrounded by beautiful views of the surrounding fells as well as the South Tyne Valley. Much of the town centre is a designated Sanctuary which includes a number of detailed buildings. The population census figures reveal that at its height throughout 1831 the populace of the parish of Alston Moor was 6,858 individuals. Today that number has to do with 1,200. The populace of the town of Alston was 1,128 according to the 2001 Census. [citation required] The neighborhood has its very own internet site which is a result of the Cybermoor Project (cybermoor.org), which has brought the Web to almost every house on Alston Moor, and broadband to lots of. This allowed people with little or no education accessibility to on the internet courses and training. The problem of the area's family member seclusion contrasted to other locations of England was fixed by making use of IEEE 802.11 technology to construct the network framework.